GRE Word List
BEMUSED
marked by confusion or bewilderment : dazed
The meaning of the word bemused is marked by confusion or bewilderment : dazed.
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| Word | Meaning |
|---|---|
| pretend | to give a false appearance of being, possessing, or performing |
| denotation | an act or process of denoting |
| impregnate | to cause to be filled, imbued, permeated, or saturated |
| obelisk | an upright 4-sided usually monolithic pillar that gradually tapers as it rises and terminates in a pyramid |
| screech | a high shrill piercing cry usually expressing pain or terror |
| tarnish | to dull or destroy the luster of by or as if by air, dust, or dirt : soil |
| tundra | a level or rolling treeless plain that is characteristic of arctic and subarctic regions, consists of black mucky soil with a permanently frozen subsoil, and has a dominant vegetation of mosses, lichens, herbs, and dwarf shrubs |
| profligate | wildly extravagant |
| posterity | the offspring of one progenitor to the furthest generation |
| articulate | expressing oneself readily, clearly, and effectively |